With teaching models and course design now at the forefront of education, culturally responsive teaching has become one of the top priorities among higher education institutions. When we teach effectively, both students and faculty feel better and do better. That’s one of the many reasons it is critical to consider the culturally relevant factors of andragogy. Such factors are often left out of best teaching practice and course design. By providing an overview of the cognitive, psychological, social, and cultural attributes of best teaching practices, this CEU workshop will help participants identify and develop culturally inclusive teaching practices.Additionally, this workshop provides a framework for applying best practices. This presentation shares the foundations of culturally responsive teaching practices and models. Lastly, this presentation highlights specific attributes of ethnic cultures and how one can increase the inclusion of various ethnic cultures within our teaching practices.

Workshop Objectives

Andragogy/Pedagogy

Participants will demonstrate a strong understanding of effective and diverse pedagogy/andragogy in subject matter areas, including the ability to integrate and apply appropriate instructional techniques as part of an effective learning environment.

Group Development

Participants will gain a strong understanding of effective and diverse strategies for placing under-represented, marginalized, racialized, and nontraditional students in teams or groups within their courses

Teaching Presence

Participants will gain a strong understanding of teaching presence for face to face/hybrid/online courses, along with diversity components.

Social and Cognitive Presence

Participants will gain a strong understanding of effective and diverse social presence, use attributes of ethnic diversity when creating social presence in the classroom, and identify barriers to social presence for marginalized, racialized, and nontraditional student populations.

Participants will gain a strong understanding of effective and diverse cognitive presence, use attributes of ethnic diversity when creating social presence in the classroom, and identify barriers to social presence for marginalized, racialized, and nontraditional student populations.

Diversity

Participants will gain a strong understanding of effective teaching as it relates to diversity, equity, and inclusion

Social Justice

Participants will understand the need and relevance for and the ability to apply basic principles of social justice in face to face/hybrid/online courses.